The boundaries of the county of Dona Ana are as follows: the southern boundary, on the left bank of the Rio del Norte, is the boundary of the state of Texas, and on the right, the dividing line between the Republic of Mexico; on the north, the boundary of the county of Socorro, and on the east and west the boundaries of the territory.
§ 4-7-1 NMSA 1978
[Original county boundaries.]
Laws 1851-1852, p. 292, § 10; C.L. 1865, ch. 42, § 12; C.L. 1884, § 253; C.L. 1897, § 519; Code 1915, § 1074; C.S. 1929, § 33-701; 1941 Comp., § 15-701; 1953 Comp., § 15-7-1.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.